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Yellow-bellied Elaenia
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-bellied Elaenia
DutchGeelbuikelenia
SpanishMosquero Elaenia Copetón
Chinese黄腹拟霸鹟
Scientific nameElaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

About this species

The yellow-bellied elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) is a small bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad and Tobago, and on several islands in the Lesser Antilles.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusElaenia

In Suriname

1,102Records in Suriname
19iNaturalist observations
1899First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo331
  • Para249
  • Commewijne186
  • Sipaliwini61
  • Brokopondo46
  • Nickerie23
  • Saramacca17
  • Wanica14
  • Coronie5
  • Marowijne3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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